UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
To Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
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Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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May
25, 2006
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LOWE'S
COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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North
Carolina
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1-7898
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56-0578072
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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1000
Lowe's Blvd., Mooresville, NC
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28117
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code
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(704)
758-1000
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Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see
General
Instruction A.2. below):
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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ITEM
5.03 AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS
On May
30, 2006, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) filed an amendment to its
Articles of Incorporation (the "Amendment"). The Amendment increases the
Company's authority to issue shares of its Common Stock from 2,800,000,000
shares to 5,600,000,000 shares. The Amendment was filed in connection with
the two-for-one slit of the Company's common shares that was approved by
the
Company's Board of Directors on May 25, 2006. The effective date of the
Amendment is 5 p.m. June 16, 2006, which is the record date for the two-for-one
split.
ITEM
8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On May
25, 2006, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release,
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference, announcing
the
approval by the Board of Directors of a
two-for-one split of the Company's common shares. The
Board
also declared a 67 percent increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $0.10
per share; $0.05 per share on a post-split basis.
The
information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits
attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for
the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. Furthermore, the
information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed
to
be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document
filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
ITEM
9.01 FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) EXHIBITS
3.1
Articles of Amendment to Restated and Amended Charter of Lowe's Companies,
Inc.
99.1
Press Release dated May 25, 2006, announcing the approval by the Board of
Directors of a
two-for-one split of the Company's common shares and an increase in
the quarterly
cash dividend.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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LOWE'S
COMPANIES, INC.
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| Date: June 5, 2006 | By: | /s/ Matthew V. Hollifield |
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Matthew
V. Hollifield
Senior
Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer
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